German Plum Crumb Bars Recipes

GERMAN PLUM CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Set aside 1/2 cup of the flour. Combine all other dough ingredients with the dough hook of your mixer until smooth and satiny. Only use remaining flour if needed.
• Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rise in a warm, draft free spot for 30 minutes (it should about double in size). You can preheat your oven to 200 F, then turn the oven off and let the dough rise inside the warm oven.
• We are only using half of the yeast dough for this cake. You can wrap the other half and freeze for later use, or double the filling and crumb ingredients to make 2 crumb cakes.
• Roll out half the dough to cover the bottom of a lined or greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Let dough rise for another 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Drain plums well if using canned.
• To make the crumb topping, add all ingredients to a bowl and rub them together by hand into the butter until large crumbs form.
• Spread pitted plums over the dough and top with fairly large crumbs. Bake for 30-35 minutes until crumbs are golden brown.

PLUM CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper and lightly grease with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, toss the plums and Wondra flour until plums are well coated. Squeeze with lemon juice and stir until well combined. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Cut in the butter and vanilla until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. You can use a pastry cutter, two forks or your hands for this step.
• Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. Press remaining crumbs into prepared baking dish. Arrange plums evenly over top. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Let cool at least 30 minutes before removing from the baking dish and cutting into squares.
• Notes: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

PLUM STREUSEL KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. In another bowl, whisk egg and cream; add to crumb mixture, tossing gently with a fork until mixture forms a ball. , Press dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange plums over crust., For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add cream, mixing gently with a fork until moist crumbs form. Sprinkle over plums. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

DIANE'S PLUM CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss plums, flour, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and ground cinnamon into a bowl. Stir until all ingredients are well mixed. Spread evenly in a 9-inch square, glass baking dish.
• Place flour, oats, brown sugar, butter, and salt for topping into a bowl; mix thoroughly until it appears crumbly. Sprinkle topping over the plum base.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden and crisp, about 45 minutes.